Could there ever be flying cars?

Question

Could there ever be flying cars?

Answer 1

Yea

Answer 2

Like most have said, yes they exist, but I just wanted to chime in on the GPS / autopilot so anyone can fly by just punching a few buttons.  I can't imagine anyone suggesting that who has ever had experience with older autopilots.  I mean realistically a flying car's system is going to be more along the lines of what you'd find in a Piper as opposed to a B777.  Those things develop minds of their own it seems like, and lets not forget runaway trim.  I can see Johnn Doe commuting to work in his 7 year old flying car and while he is changing the radio station the trim runs full pitch up.

Answer 3

There are and have been since the 1940's !! Cars that came with detachable aircraft wings... fold the wings and drive along the road.

Now, regarding FUTURE flying cars, there's a company in the USA who's been working on one for decades... their current version is the Moller Skycar 4000

The trouble will come with their USE... but that may be solved by computer / GPS systems that would take over the "driving" while in the air

Answer 4

Yes, but not many would survive driving the airplane in the air.  Flying isn't like driving.

Answer 5

Never seen Chitty CHitt Bang Bang?

Answer 6

there are now, but they are cost prohibitive...

Answer 7

There are some "flying cars" currently available, if you mean what people usually mean, which is an airplane or helicopter that can land and take off on a driveway or road and can be stored in a typical garage or parking space.

The problem is that the basic engineering requirements for a car and those for an airplane are pretty much opposite to each other, so a "flying car" really doesn't make a very good car, and it doesn't really make a very good airplane.

Also, there are problems with the required skills.  To make them economical, they would have to sell in large numbers like cars, and there really are not very many people who can figure out a can opener, much less an attitude gyro and a flight plan.

And, as mentioned, it would be terrifyingly dangerous to fly around in a sky filled with angry people, late for work, eating an Egg McMuffin and talking on the cell phone while trying to fly.

So the answer is, no--it will never happen.

Answer 8

yes they exists

Answer 9

They do exist, but they are very expensive and impractical to use in today's society.  I think you also need a license to use an aircraft to drive one.

Answer 10

I hope not.  Imagine people talking on their cell phones and drinking coffee while they fly through the air.  I am a pilot and I enjoy the solitude and professionalism that accompanies me when I am in the air.

Answer 11

wat so flying cars do exist? i never knew that!!!!! thats great the world making  hover cars and other flying things!!!